Let Me Live My Life

Category: Life

I have a habit of analyzing people, figuring out their habits, and then trying to counsel them. Maybe it’s the social worker in me. I will be friends with almost anyone.

The issue with this is that I can attract the wrong people. People that are very draining in nature. I take on the role of being a loyal listener and get involved with solving their problems as if they are my own. It becomes exhausting. So I hit the point when the person needs to step up and I need to step back.

I watched this movie about a father who lost his daughter due to an illness. Even though I was not a fan on the movie, one line was stuck in my head. “Just be sure to notice the collateral beauty.” What does that even mean? How could you find beauty in a child’s death? Continue reading →

There are a lot of things in life that I find easy, but the one thing that I have consistently found difficult is allowing myself to be vulnerable. I thought of it as a weakness until I met someone recently that was so pure with their emotions, that I started to find beauty in it.